Chair-leg cushion



Dec. 9, 1924- A. B. CAMPBELL CHAIR LEG CUSHION Filed NOV. 24' 1922 INVENTOR ATTORNEYJ Patented Dec. 9, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR B. CAMPBELL, OF BBIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT. I

CHAIR-LEG cusinon.

Application fled November 24, 1922. Serial No. 603,126.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR B. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fail-field", State of Connecticut, have invented an Im rovement in Chair-Leg Cushions, of which t e following is a specification. I

This invention relates to tips for the legs of articles of furniture, such as chairs, tables and the like, and has for an object to provide an improved tip for legs of artlcles of this type which will be yielding to provide a cushion effect.

It is also an object of the invention toprovide a cushion tip which will not injure the floor or floor coverings and which may be easily moved thereover.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a tip of this character which is Slmple in construction, which may be manufactured at low cost, which may be easily and quickly applied to the furniture, and which will be rigidly secured in position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, I have devised the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in Which Fi 1 is a erspectiveview showing an artic e of. furniture with my improved tips applied to the legs thereof.

Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the lower end of a urniture leg, showing my improved tip in position.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the tip or cushion.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the plate for securing the cusiuon to the chair leg.

Fig. 5 is a sid elevation thereof.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the cushion.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the cover or bearing plate for the cushion, and

Fig. 9 is a side elevation thereof.

In the embodiment shown 10 represents an article of furniture as a bench or stand, having the usual supporting legs 11 to the lower ends of which are secured my improved cushion tips. This tip comprises a securing plate 12 preferably made of sheet metal having any desired number of upwardly extending securing lugs 13 preferably formed at the periphery thereof and integral with the plate so that they may be formed with one operation by stamping from a piece of sheet serted in a on metal. At the center of the plate it is punched in the opposite direction to form a sort of tube and oppositely extending lugs 14 for holding or securing to this plate 12 a cushion 15 which is made of a suitable yieldable and resilient material such as-rubber. This cushion is formed with a central opening 16 larger at its lower portion to provide a shoulder 16' which may be forced over the lugs 14 by which the cushion'is gripped and held to the plate 12. A pin 17 having a suitable head may, :if desired, be driven into the leg 11 and through the tube on which the lugs 14 are formed so that the head thereof will engage these lu and force them outwardly into the cushion to more securely hold the same to the plate.

The lower portion of the cushion is' inor cover 18 preferably stamped from s eet' metal and polished on its outer surface, the bore or closed end of the same being cu'rved about as shown to form a bearing surface about the same shape as that on the so-called domes of silence now used for the tips of chair legs, so that they may be easily slid over floors without marring the same. This cup or cover is made of a size to fit the cushion 15 and is secured thereto by any suitable means but preferably by lugs 19 struck inwardly from the side walls so that these lugs will extend into thecushion and secure the cup or cover thereto. The cushion is made long enough to leave a suitable clearance space 20 between the upper edge of the cup and the plate 12 to allow the cushion to yield, but should not be of suflicient extent to weaken the cushion. In operation it will be clear that the metal cpip or cover 18 will give the easy sliding e ect and protection to the floors and covers now secured with the so-called domes of silence. Also that the cushion 15 will allow a certain lateral yieldin of this cup as required when the artic e of furniture is moved over the floor which will further reduce the liability of injury to the floor or the tearing o floor coverings. The cushion will also yiel vertically, reducing the liability of injury to the floors should the article of furniture be dropped a distance above the floor. It also gives a yielding effect to an article, as a chair, making it more comfortable to the user. It will further be a parent that the device is very simple, may e l. A tip for a furniture leg comprising a plate, means for securing the plate to the end of the leg, means for securing a yieldable cushion to the plate, a metal cover embracing the lower end and'sides of the cushion and spaced from the end of the leg, and means on the sides of the cover for securing the cover to the cushion independently "of the means for securing the cushion to the leg.

2. A tip for a furniture leg com rising a metal plate having upwardly exten ing lugs adapted to be driven into the leg to secure the plate thereto, said plate being also provided with downwardly and outwardly extending lugs, a yieldable cushion provided with an opening adapted to be forced over the latter lugs to secure the cushion to the plate, and a metal cover embracing the other end of the cushion.

3. A tip for a furniture leg comprising a plate, means for securing the plate to the end of the leg, means for securing a yieldable cushion to the plate, a cup shaped metal cover embracing the lower end and sides of the cushion and having a smooth convex outer bearing surface, and means on the sides of the cover for securing the cover to the cushion."

4: A tip for a furniture leg comprising a plate, means for securing the plate to the end of the leg, said plate being provided with" downwardly extending lugs punched therefrom, a yieldable cushion adapted to embrace said lugs, a pin extending between the lugs into the leg and having a head adapted to press thelugs outwardly into the cushion, and a metal convex cover embracing the lower end of the cushion.

5. A tip for a furniture leg comprising a plate, means for securing the plate to the end of the leg, a yieldable cushion secured to the plate, and a cupped cover embracing the lower end and sides of the cushion and having a smooth convex lower end, said cover being provided with lugs pressed inwardly from the side Walls thereof and extending into the cushion to secure the cover thereto.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ARTHUR B. CAMPBELL. 

